It’s been several years since actor John Boyega has starred in a giant franchise like Star Wars. In recent interviews, he’s mentioned focusing only on indie films. But things change. Currently, his Star Wars future remains up in the air. It’s possible he appears in the Rey movie. But it seems Marvel Studios has at least spoken to Boyega about a potential future role. Via Kotaku, we’ve learned that when Boyega appeared the C2E2 Convention recently, fans asked him about joining the MCU. He confirmed that he had conversations with Kevin Feige on the subject, but didn’t elaborate much further.
Even though Boyega has only had talks with Marvel, it didn’t stop the fans in the audience from fancasting him right there on the spot. One fan yelled out “Bishop!” referencing the time-traveling/energy absorbing member of the X-Men. Boyega responded by saying “Oh, I’d play Bishop.” With an X-Men reboot on the horizon in the MCU, it does make sense to include Bishop among the roster. He’s an iconic member of the team, and one only barely used in X-Men: Days of Future Past. The MCU version of the X-Men may focus instead on characters like Lucas Bishop, who had small roles in the Fox X-Men films.
Although not mentioned specifically by anyone, another option is an older version of T’Challa II in a potential third Black Panther film. At some point, we’re going to see an older version of the young Prince. And we think John Boyega would crush it in that role. Of course, we should remind everyone, almost every name actor has had talks with Marvel Studios at some point. This might turn into a nothing burger. But we must say, much as we loved him as Finn, we wouldn’t hate it if Boyega suited up as an X-Man at some point.
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